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    Wacky Apple Theories Never End!

    January 21st, 2015

    As you might recall, Steve Jobs famously decried the use of a stylus on a mobile device. After all, people, assuming all digits are intact, have ten styluses already, so why would we need more? But that hasn’t stopped Apple from receiving patents on stylus-related technology that some call “iPen.” Regardless, it’s well known that Jobs would […]


    The Why Did Apple Do That Report

    January 15th, 2015

    Just the other day, I read a report that Apple had added some more hard drive options to the Mac mini, including a 2TB Fusion Drive. You can even have Apple install a 1TB solid state drive if you’re ready and willing to waste an extra $800 on a computer that starts at $499. If you throw […]


    The iMac SSD Transplant Report

    January 14th, 2015

    It’s quite certain that the designers of recent iMacs didn’t consider what might be required if you wanted to change anything more than RAM. And on the 21.5-inch version, you can’t even do that. So this forces you to load up such Macs on Apple’s build-to-order page when you place your order, so you don’t have […]


    Fear and Loathing About Mac Security

    November 6th, 2014

    Some months back, a high-profile tech journalist and talk show host posted an overwrought spiel about the possibility of getting malware on a Mac. The few malware outbreaks over the years, such as Flashback, a Java exploit, were cited, and a certain unnamed Mac security app was recommended to protect you from possible misery. Now the […]